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Prime location for those that enjoy watching stationary traffic.Works started up again on the old Connexions block, it's becoming a three story apartment block. Think the plans said between 16-20.
Works started up again on the old Connexions block, it's becoming a three story apartment block. Think the plans said between 16-20.
A chap I worked with had an 'apartment' there around 1980. Stafford had the odd tramp in those days, but none of the modern form of homelessness, so the cleaners didn't lock the stairwell entrance door when they left at night. He would wait on the SGI wall until they had gone and then move in for the night, using the top landing. He stayed there for four nights a week for over a year, being sure to leave early in the morning and going home to Worcester for the three weekend nights. He had toilet/washing facilities, etc and it's possible that people may even have been aware, but regarded him as a free security feature.I really cannot begin to work out how you’d fit that many apartments in there, that’s 5-6 apartments per floor, and it’s not a terribly deep building. They’d all basically have to be studios surely?
Did he work at BT, or the college by any chance?A chap I worked with had an 'apartment' there around 1980. Stafford had the odd tramp in those days, but none of the modern form of homelessness, so the cleaners didn't lock the stairwell entrance door when they left at night. He would wait on the SGI wall until they had gone and then move in for the night, using the top landing. He stayed there for four nights a week for over a year, being sure to leave early in the morning and going home to Worcester for the three weekend nights. He had toilet/washing facilities, etc and it's possible that people may even have been aware, but regarded him as a free security feature.
He was an 'odd bod' and it took people a long time to find out why he carried a huge rucksack to and from work every day, but never accessed it during the day.
No - GEC.Did he work at BT, or the college by any chance?
Ahh, I recall 2 others that did similar that I have heard of, one at the college, and another at BT - near Stone....No - GEC.
There might have been a waiting list?Ahh, I recall 2 others that did similar that I have heard of, one at the college, and another at BT - near Stone....
They're building another floor on top iirc.I really cannot begin to work out how you’d fit that many apartments in there, that’s 5-6 apartments per floor, and it’s not a terribly deep building. They’d all basically have to be studios surely?
Yep, getting worse, just wish they would tear it down instead of trying to convert it.I take it that's still rotting away neglected and forgotten.
It was, the last time I went past, but he's not been a Honda dealer for some years.Is Chell’s bike shop still going ?
Hooooligan .Suzuki GSXR 1100K in 1989.